Former Labor Minister and member of Chile's communist party, Jeannette Jara, speaks after winning the presidential primaries in Santiago, Chile, June 29, 2025. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chileans overwhelmingly elected Jeannette Jara, the country's former labor minister, on Sunday to be the incumbent government's candidate and face off against a field of right-wing contenders in November's presidential elections.
Jara, a member of Chile's communist party, won the presidential primaries with 60.31% of the vote while Carolina Toha, the former interior minister and member of the Democratic Socialism party, came in a distant second with 27.91%, with 98.27% of ballots tallied.
